Author's Notes: This next chapter is dedicated to MarsLover...who gave me a great idea a while ago that I promised I would incorporate into the story, and now I finally got my chance...
...Oh, and a special shout - out to CarriPottergirl, who came up with the name "Nonnie" (I think it's pretty obvious who her favorite chararcters are!), and a big apology to Jacob Hoover (I couldn't remember what your screenname is), who was the victim of a case of mistaken identity, on my part.
Chapter 25: Believeing The Unbelievable
"...I don't believe it."
"...It's true!"
"I never heard about it!"
"So...? That doesn't mean it didn't happen!"
"...But when a girl hits her English teacher in the head with a metal baseball bat,I'm sorry, but it seems to me like that's the kinda story that would travel pretty far," said Kyle.
"It was her gym teacher, and she hit him in the stomach, and it didn't travel very far because her parents got it settled quietly," Daf told him.
"Uh huh...and how do you know this girl, again?" Kyle asked.
"She's my cousin."
"Uh huh...and what did you say her name was?"
"Lyra McPherson."
Kyle blinked in disbelief.
"Lyra...?" he exclaimed.
Daf nodded.
Kyle rolled his eyes.
"A girl named Daf has a juvey - inmate cousin named Lyra..." he muttered "...OK,just out of curiosity, which side of your family grew up with a hippie commune?"
"Shut up!" Daf snapped,trying extremely hard to hide her smile.
"You're right, that was mean..." Kyle apologized "...besides, for all I know, it could be that one part of your family was raised on saturday morning cartoons."
Daf frowned with confusion. "What do you mean by that?" she asked.
Kyle shrugged.
"Well, you haven't yet told me what 'Daf' is short for...for all I know, your full name could be Daffy Duck Tweety Bird Pearson," Kyle pointed out, with a smirk.
Daf rolled her eyes.
"...Shut up," she grumbled.
"Oh, hey...! Is one of your parents a hippie, and the other one's a cartoonist, by any chance?" he asked.
Daf glared at him, then started to look around the room, as if she was searching for something.
"What're you lookin' for?" Kyle asked.
"...I'm looking for something to throw at you," she replied.
"Hey, be my guest and take a shot," he told her.
She glanced back at him and quirked an eyebrow.
"...Oh yeah, I've got cat - like reflexes, baby," he told her.
Daf's smirk finally broke into a full smile.
"Cat - like, huh?" she asked.
Kyle smirked.
"...Meow."
Daf rolled her eyes.
"...God, now he's doing animal - sounds," she grumbled.
"...Hey, I'm a seasoned pro when it comes to animal impressions," he told her "...in kindergarten, whenever we sang 'Old McDonald had A Farm', I was always picked to do the animal sounds."
"...Because you're a jackass, a pig, and you're contantly bullshitting everybody?" she guessed.
"OK, one...out of all the juvenile delinquants in attendance today, I've been the most honest, and you know it," he told her "...and two, you can try and use every distraction tactic you've got, but I'm still gonna keep asking what your name is."
Daf quirked her eyebrow and pursed her lips,which Kyle found kind of hot...but he'd never admit it.
"What could I offer in place of my name?" she asked.
Kyle frowned.
"What kind of a question is that?" he asked.
"Like, I'd tell you something else you want to know...instead of my name," she said.
"I don't wanna know anything else,' he said, with a smile.
"Oh, c'mon...!" Daf prodded "I could tell you...what Sean's like in bed!"
"...And how would that be of any significance to me?" Kyle asked "...besides, you'd just be lying when you told me about it, anyway."
Daf gave him a puzzled look.
"And what makes you think that?" she asked.
"...Because I don't think you ever slept with Sean, or with Tyler Addison," Kyle told her. "I think you're a - "
" - Daffodil August Pearson!" she said, cutting him off "...that's it, OK? THAT'S my name! My birthday's in August and my mom always said that when I was born, I was as pretty as a daffodil, so THAT'S what she named me!"
Kyle smiled, then he hung his head and started to laugh.
"...And you think it's funny, just like I knew you would!" Daf fumed. "God you are so - !"
" - No, no!" said Kyle, trying to contain his laughter "...that's not why I'm laughing, it's a great name, really it is, I just..."
He couldn't contain his laughter any longer at this point.
"...I knew that would work!" he exclaimed.
Daf's eyes widened,then she glared at him.
But Kyle just kept laughing.
So Daf got off of her desk, walked over to the chalk - board, picked up a small chalk - eraser...and threw it at him.
Kyle ducked just in time.
"...Meow!" he exclaimed, still laughing.
Daf groaned in frustration, then continued to throw more erasers, pieces of chalk, and Sharpee markers at him.
Back in the library, Sean was lying on top of a desk, staring up at the ceiling.
"...Having fun?" came a voice from the doorway.
Sean immediately sat up and glanced over at the doorway in alarm, then relaxed a bit and rolled his eyes.
"...Oh yeah," he said, "it's a real party in here."
"Huh..." Nick murmered, as he walked into the room "...all this time I've been alone with a girl in a dark classroom, when I could've been in here partying it up with you...boy, do I feel stupid."
"So why aren't you in that dark classroom with Connie, anymore...?" Sean asked.
Nick opened his mouth to respond, when he stopped, closed his mouth and gave Sean a puzzled look.
"How'd you know I was with Connie?" he asked.
Sean snorted.
"Please...don't insult my intelligence," he said.
"Why not? It's easyand fun," Nick replied "...and I'm not with Connie right now cuz I figured that since you've been alone for all this time, you could use some good conversation."
"Andyou're gonna give it to me...?" Sean asked.
"...I didn't say I was gonna give it to you," said Nick "...I said you could use it."
Yes, I know it's not the longest chapter, but please just continue to bare with me...
And at least we know that Sean still exists, right?
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